Inside: You’ll find a book review of Here and Now plus 4 related book activities. I’m excited to share this beautiful new book with you: Here and Now. Both the text and illustrations are absolutely gorgeous. Title: Here and Now Author: Julia Denos Illustrator: E.B. Goodale Publishing: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019 Themes: Mindfulness Ages: 4-7 Synopsis: This book is a … Read more
Inside: Book review of Yoga Bunny and 5 wonderful book-related activities How did I managed to miss Yoga Bunny when it first came out? I noticed it yesterday when I was subbing in a friend’s library and it jumped right out at me. All I could think was “Darn, I wish I’d used this book with my last Grade 1 … Read more
Inside: I Am Peace book review with related activities. When we learn to be in the here and now, we understand ourselves better, we see beauty, and we act with kindness, compassion and empathy. When we learn to pause and be present, we find our calm, our center, and our peace. When we feel our own sense of peace, we … Read more
I recently attended a series of mindfulness classes and at one of those classes I was introduced to this amazing little children’s book: Last year’s class was very high energy so we’d been doing some breathing exercises off and on throughout the year. I never called it meditation, but it was pretty funny to see some of the kids sitting … Read more